The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-03-14, Page 1View spot where body found
Louis and Stephen Dietrich, who live less than a mile from the spot where the body of Gwendolyn Pfaff
was found Monday afternoon, were among the many persons who stopped to view the watering-trough after
news of the murder spread throughout the district. The car on the right indicates how close the trough was
to the road, located one and a quarter miles south of Dashwood and half a mile east. — T-A photo
MacNaughton details plan
Hope to create opportunity
Ask Usborne
to fix up hall
Usborne council took steps at
their March meeting to eliminate
the necessity of township resid-
ents driving to London to reclaim
their dogs if they are picked up in
Exeter.
A motion was passed that the
Town of Exeter be requested to
stipulate that all dogs identified
by tag as belonging to Usborne
residents be turned over im-
mediately to one of the Usborne
dog pounds, if caught by dog con-
trol officers in Exeter.
Exeter will employ the ser-
vices of the London Humane So-
ciety in catching dogs running at
loose and they will be taken to
London, Where they may be re-
claimed by their owners.
The request from Usborne Will
probably be discussed at Exeter
coundil's meeting Monday.
At the Ilsborne Meeting, Mrs.
Jelin Batten and Mrs. Harold
Kerslake interviewed council on
behalf of the Elitriville WI and
suggested that the interior of the
hall in ElimVille be redecorated.
Council agreed to have estim-
ates secured on the cost of re-
decorating the hall.
It was also agreed to call tend- . Please turn to page 2
Grade one students in action
parents of Junior grade students got a chance to see their boys and at Usborne Central school. Above, Mrs, Ila Mathers is In the Middle
girls iii an actual classroom situation during last week,s open House Of discussion With grade one pupils while parents watch„--,T-A photo
Two drivers
handed fihes
Only two persons appeared in
Exeter court, Tuesday,
William E. Brock, RR 1 Grant-
on, was fined $50 and costs after
pleading guilty to a charge of
failing to allow half the road free
for another vehicle.
Brook was driving a thick
south on Highway 4 on February
1 when he crossed to the other
side of the highway and was in
d011iiort with anothertruck
driven by Joseph H. McOttatrie,
Hensall.
Damage in the crash amount-
ed to $3,200 And'Brock was in.
jured.
It was suggested in court the
accused may have been affected
by carbon monoxide fumes Which
seeped into the tab of the pick-,
up truck he Wat
The other case resulted in a
fine of $25 for Ilichard'O.
Centralia, on a , charge of 'mak-
ing an unsafe left turn,
lie was driving West on 'County
Head 21 on February 6 when he
crossed to the opposite side of
the road and collided with an on,
coming uar. Damage in the MIS.,
hap was listed at $600.
Three other pe rsona Were tined
$10 each ;for 'speeding When they
submitted pleas on tildfic
tickets,
Fined weret, James t etightrey,
Xippen; 'Hobert C. Crandall, Lon-
don; and George D, trown, Catty,
Ilinety,third. Year EXETER, ONTARIO, MARCH 14, 1908. trace Per. Copy 14 Cents
Crediton girl murdered,
charge two district .men
preSently served by the 811DHS
beard,
Major consideration is Grand
Bend i which Will fall under the
jurisdiction of the Lainbtori board.
Students on the north side of the
village presently attend
It was reported that students
presently attending Stibils
finish their education here, but
there It some doubt whether shit
dents .entering gtede nine will
come here when the 'county plan
"I don't know how they can ad-
here strictly to county lines,"
commented principal J. L. 'Wood,
en, pointing to the fact such a
Situation would alter the §tudeiit
enrolment in many schools Where
County lines are not followed now:
Board Chairman Jack Morris-
sey also doubted that cOiltitY line§
could be followed. He Said the Mt,
Carmel school had many students
from Middlesex attending there at
present,
HIRE TEACHERS ,
principal Wooden tOld . the
'board several teacher:a Weretiti,
ed during the annual biting tpree,
tondudted lii London .and Toronto
b §ehdol "boards. "Two teeehera
are Still regilired for nekt yearos
Staff at the ptetent.
'.4 We're not In bad Shape at
he told the board,
Still some confusion
about resort students
By SHIRLEY J. KELLER
About 100 Huron representa-
tives of municipal councils,
Chamber of Commerce, business
and various organizations con-
vened at a luncheon sponsored
by Mid-Western Ontario Develop-
ment Association in Clinton, Fri-
day afternoon to hear Hon. C. S.
MacNaughton, provincial trees-
Hay studies
dog problem
Dog problems took up consider,.
able time at the March ineetidg
Of Hay council:
Clerk W. H. Brekenshire
tended the recent meeting in
Exeter when 8, W. Bone Of the
London Humane Society was
Present, the clerk reported
that it *billd not be economical
to retain the services of the
Middy,
Mr, 'Bone had explained that It
was difficult to provide service
to townships except :Where. there
Is a build4p of poptilatiOn.
Zurich Veterinary Clinic ad-
lifted theY-Would act as pound,
keepers ;for the teWnifilP. Trinti
tetup WOUld be Stellar to that
in other area townships where
residents have to Catch the stray
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urer, speak about regional de-
velopment.
The popular minister's duties
now encompass responsibility for
the regional development pro-
gram in the province of Ontario.
Mr. MacNaughton pledged his
personal attention to the plan
evolved to create opportunity and
stimulate involvement for the
men and women who reside here.
"Regional development is de-
signed, first and foremost, to as-
sist the people of every com-
munity across this province to
reach out for their full potential,"
he remarked. "This designcame
into existence because of a grow-
ing realization by the people of
Ontario, and various levels of
government across the province,
that opportunities were emerging
from Ontario's development
which could not be grasped fully
by single communities."
'The program provides the
opportunity for people and com-
munities to join together to plan
and promote their mutual inter-
est, take advantage of their corn-
trier' resources and solve their
regional problems," continued
the provincial treasurer.
Mr. MacNaughton said the
three-stage plan of attack was
being carried out in co-operation
With the building progratti
Midst completed and teacher
getietions and budget plans just
Underway. the SHbHS board got
through their work in letS than ati
'Tuesday.
It
hour,
Wet the shortest meeting' in
some time and itWat suggested It
members went home too early
they teey have difficulty explain-
ing to their wives where theyhad
been so long on preViOUS
ing nights.
Managentent committee 'chair-
man Den ,Joynt reported there
would be ire. Meeting over Saiariet
With the teachers"' committee this
Week at negotiations get under-
way.
Iry Armstrong, chairman of
the finance committee, indicated
no bUdget 'discussion had b ee n.
held as yet and business
IttraterD., Burton *Anted but
there Vat tittle avail :in Starting
Until the dePartnient grants had
been Settled and the leather&
salaries partly negotiated.
In reference to the building
program, Burton Said workmen
Were just waiting the arrival of
Spring to get at the ontaide work
and landataPitig,
tome held're,
garding the plan to nova to county
boards next Year, and members
are still not certain What Will
happen to areas Outside the county
The long days of waiting in
hope ended tragically for a Credi-
ton couple when the body of their
daughter was found in a cattle-
watering trough about one mile
south of Dashwood, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Pfaff, who
reported their daughter Gwen-
dolyn missing on February 9
never gave up hope that the girl
would be found alive.
But at 4:00 p.m., Monday, her
partlY-clad body was found with
a piece of cloth knotted tightly
around her throat and three punc-
ture wounds in her chest.
Exeter OPP Constable Bill
Glassford and Det-Sgt. George
Herries of Mount Forest made
the discovery on the farm of
Ralph Weber after the two men
had conducted an exhaustive in-
vestigation into the disappear-
ance of the 25-year-old Crediton
woman.
Two suspects were arrested
and charged with non-capital
murder shortly after the body
was found.
Kenneth Gloor, 18, Centralia,
and Joseph Polzen, 33, RR 1
Exeter, appeared before a justice
of the peace and were remanded
to Huron county jail in Goderich
until Monday.
OPP report
two crashes
The Exeter OPP report only
two accidents during the past
week, with one being investigated
by the newest member of the
force, Constable D, A. Mason.
It occurred on Friday at 10:50
a.m. when a car operated by H.
W. Brokenshire, Zurich, collided
with a truck operated by Murray
J. Scott, Exeter.
Mr. Brokenshire and a pass-
enger in his car, Milton Deitz,
also of Zurich, received minor
injuries.
Damage was estimated at$350.
In the other crash last Sunday,
damage amounted to $300 when a.
car operated byRobert B. Young-
blut, Oakville, went out of control
on concession 16-17 Stephen and
struck a telephone pole in the
east ditch.
The accident happened at 3;00
a.m. and was investigated by Con-
stable F. L. Giffin.
During the week the Officers
laid 12 charges under the Highway
Traffic Act and issued warnings
to another 16 drivers.
One charge was made under the
Liquor Control Act and six under
the Criminal Code.
The officers covered a distance
of 2,120 miles on patrol.
Find hub caps,
trio face charge
Three Seaforth area youths
have been charged by Exeter OPP
detachment officers with stolen
property as a result of investiga-
tion of the theft of hub caps and
wheel discs in Hensall and Ex-
eter last week.
The stolen property has been
recovered.
Charged are J. Campbell, V.
Shumiki and Thomas Costello.
Gloor was arrested by Con-
stable Glassford in Exeter and
Polzen was picked up in Kitchen-
er.
The two men had been kept
under observation for some time
after the girl was reported miss-
ing by her parents.
Miss Pfaff left her Crediton
home around noon on February
9 to go to do some shopping for
her mother. She never returned.
Her car was found abandoned
in Dashwood five days later.
Exeter OPP Cpl. C. J. Mit-
chell said police were certain of
foul play after intense checking
on her whereabouts.
"We had suspects in mind, but
no body," he said.
It wasn't until Monday that
police had their first real clues
when pieces of the girl's clothing
were found on the farm of Ralph
Weber .on concession 11 in Ste-
phen Township.
News of the discovery spread
through the area to shock resid-
ents. It is believed to be the first
GWEN PFAFF
. . murder victim
murder case in this immediate
district for many years.
Several Stephen r es idents
passed the water trough on many
occasions, and while it was locat-
ed only a few feet from the road,
the body was never spotted.
The trough was almost empty
and the body was hidden from view
by the walls and also the heavy
snow which fell during the past
month.
Police believe the body had
been in the trough since the time
the girl was reported missing.
But they believe she was killed
elsewhere and driven to the se-
cluded spot and dumped.
A knife has been seized by
police.
The body was taken to the At-
torney General's laboratories in
Toronto for a post mortem and
OPP officials. from the Criminal
Investigation Branch have joined
Constable Glassford and Det-Sgt.
Herries in the investigation.
Miss Pfaff is survived by her
parents; one sister, Mrs. Wil-
lard (Delores) Berge, Moose Jaw;
and one brother, Jim, Zurich.
The funeral will be held from
the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral
Home in Dashwood on Friday at
2:00 p.m. Rev. Douglas Warren
and Rev. Howard Zurbrigg will
officiate.
Crime doesn't pay, but you may
have trouble convincing Grand
Bend council members of that
fact.
Last year the resort received
approximately $9,400 as their
share of the stiff fines handed out
in court sessions at the resort.
That wasn't all profit, of
course, as the resort had to sup-
ply court facilities and also ex-
pended considerable in providing
facilities, equipment and supplies
for the 24-man police force. To
accommodate the officers they
moved the fire hall to a new
building near the PUC office.
If those conditions had con-
tinued to exist the resort may
have been in an enviable position
with regard to court profits, as
their costs would be down, but
the fact the Ontario government
has taken over the administration
of justice has council in a bit of
a quandary.
Under the new setup which was
explained to Reeve Ory Wass-
mann on a recent trip to Tor-
onto, the resort will receive only
50 cents per capita for provid-
ing court room facilities. "That
is peanuts" he told council Wed-
nesday, pointing to the fact it
would be about $350 In comparis-
on to last year's $9,400.
However, the resort has one
other avenue open for income and
that is the fact the department of
public works will be renting the
police office for this year's de-
tachment.
The matter was discussed, but
council reached no decision on
what they should charge for the
facilities. It was decided police
officials from No. 1 district
should be asked to attend a meet-
ing so an indication could be re-
ceived as to the rental fee which
may be paid.
Reeve Wassmann noted now
was the time to be discussing
the matter and not to wait until
the °Meets arrived.
The reeve also suggested the
Attorney-Generalls department,
which pays the 50 cents per
capita for use of the court fa-
cilities, should consider paying
on a summer population basis of
12,000 people rather than the
winter population at Grand Bend.
MANY REPORTS
At the Wednesday meeting,
much of the time was taken up
listening to reports from Reeve
Wassmann regarding visits he
made to several government de-
partments in Toronto.
Council were advised that plans
were proceeding for the water
system and OWRC officials in-
dicated the tender call would soon
be made.
Noting the delays in the past,
Councillor John Teevins indicat-
Chief kept busy
in snow storm
Chief C. H. MacKenzie was kept
busy investigating accidents dur-
ing the peak of Tuesday after-
noon's snow storm. Du ring a
three-hour period he was called
to three crashes.
The first occurred at 2: 50 p.m.
on Huron St. at the Devon Build-
ing. Mrs. Harvey Keys, Hensall,
was backing out of the parking lot
when she hit a car parked on the
south side of Huron St. by Mrs.
Harry Beaver, Exeter.
Total damage was just over
$100.
Two hours later, two Exeter
men collided at the intersection
of Sanders and William Street
with damage amounting to $480.
Robert H. Kerslake, 21 Vic-
toria, was southbound on William
and Walter H. Peitsch, 349 Marl-
boro, was proceeding east on
Sanders when they collided at the
intersection.
The final accident took place at
5:50 p.m. involving cars driven
by Ben M. Homan, RR 5Goderich
and Earl E. Haist, Crediton.
Homan was northbound on Main
St. when the Crediton man pulled
out of a garage lot and the two
collided in the east lane.
Damage was listed at $250.
ed he still had a wait-and-see
attitude and expressed the opin-
ion he would have grey hair be-
fore water flows in the resort.
Wassmann noted that part of
the delay has been caused by the
fact some of the files for the
resort project were mixed up with
files for a system in Kapuskas-
ing.
He was also critical of the fact
one government agency couldn't
prepare a bylaw that was ac-
ceptable to another government
agency. This was in reference to
the most recent delay when the
council had to amend a bylaw
prepared for them by the OWRC
because the Ontario Municipal
Board wouldn't approve it.
CLEAN UP
Reeve wassmann and Clerk
Murray A. DesJardins also visit-
ed the department of tourism and
information during their Toronto
visit to discuss matters concern-
ing some of the accommodation
facilities in Grand Bend.
It was explained that some of
these establishments are given
government licences and listed in
publications, but few people would
want to stay in them because of
their condition.
In the past, the resort council
has attempted to withhold licenc-
es until certain standards have
been met, but in those cases the
government has still provided lic-
ences and made the resort council
decision of little avail.
However, Wassmann said some
of the operators have been ad-
vised they will not receive per-
mits this year until the facilities
have been inspected by the gov-
ernment inspector and have been
brought up to standards outlined
to them.
An official from the depart-
ment plans to be in Grand Bend
this week to investigate the situa-
tion with council.
Members of council agreed
there were three or four facili-
ties that needed cleaning up, to
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Local mason gets award
Fifty years of faithful membership in the Exeter Lebanon Forest Lodge 133 brought a special award to
Maurice Quance at Monday's monthly meeting. Maurice who was initiated on February 25, 1918 by Wor.
Master A. Hastings receives his 50-year pin, above, from past District Deputy Grand Master Bill Cann
while Wor. Master Jim Potter looks on at the left. Visitors were present from Ailsa Craig, Granton,
Lucan, Hensall, Clinton, Grand Bend, London and Stratford. —'T-A photo
Resort reeve details
recent Toronto visits
with MODA. The job is to take
inventory of province-wide pro-
grams, policies and information;
evaluate existing and projected
trends on population and associat-
ed economic activities to find
which parts of the province are
growing from their own momen-
tum, what parts are fluctuating
in economic growth above and
below provincial averages and
what parts of Ontario are slow
growth areas; make recom-
mendation of methods for im-
plementation of the regional de-
velopment plan.
The Huron MPP said that MO-
DA was the pilot region for this
vital work and took pride in the
fact that Huron County was chosen
as the pilot zone in the four-
county area of MODA — Huron,
Perth, Wellington and Waterloo.
"I am quite proud, of course,
of the active role Huron has play-
ed in the past," added Mr. Mac-
Naughton, "and it will be afurth-
er source of satisfaction to me to
see continuing and increasing in-
terest by this county."
It is expected that the Inventory
and evaluation stages of the over-
all program will be completed by
the end of 1968, and by early 1969
the work of setting down a specif-
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